HOURS OF SHADY AFTERNOON FUN This activity was worth its weight in gold. I made a lot of sidewalk paint in different colors and have to say that it was easy, easy easy. The proportion is one cup of corn

SCOOT ALONG NOW I am a fool not to buy stock in Dollar Tree. These stores have everything I need for fun and games. The grandchildren already knew about the scooters. They didn’t come from the dollar store. They

BIRTHDAY HATS Quick and easy birthday hats. Dollar store funnels in bright colors come in a set of three. This is the largest of the three. The smaller two went into the Moon Sand. Add curly ribbon and

SOMETHING IS VERY FISHY ! Here are the fish bags for the family gathering. In the past I have made regular drawstring bags for each child to drag around and keep track of their treasures. This year I started

Here it is. Our Summer Gathering again. Grandpa and I think about it for a long time before it actually happens. We want you to have fun with us, your cousins and your siblings. We start early in the spring

(Family Gathering Activity Preview) Plastic containers from the dollar store, large colored buttons from JoAnn’s and a thrifted kitchen timer borrowed from the playroom stove. That’s it. These are easy for the little fingers of tiny people who no longer

( Family Gathering Activity Preview ) When I was a young mother, a fidget toy was anything you handed to your child to distract him and keep him quiet. In church it was a book or a piece of paper and a